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Do notμὴbe amazedθαυμάσῃςthatὅτιI saidεἶπόνto you,σοι‘YouὑμᾶςmustΔεῖbe bornγεννηθῆναιfrom above.’ἄνωθεν
John 3:7
Study it in the app“Do not be amazed that I said to you, ‘You must be born from above.’”
He tells Nicodemus that one must be born again to see the kingdomThe Kingdom of GodJesus says being born of the Spirit is like the wind: you hear it, but can't tell where it comes fromThe Holy SpiritJesus speaks of being born again to see God's kingdomGrace
With the Greek beneath
John 3:7, word by word
- be amazedθαυμάσῃςthaumasēis
marvel, wonder
Marvel, be amazed.
Where else “thaumasēis” appears- I saidεἶπόνeipon
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipon” appears- mustΔεῖDei
must
Something that has to be done.
Where else “Dei” appears- be bornγεννηθῆναιgennēthēnai
be begotten
Giving life as God does: becoming God's children.
Where else “gennēthēnai” appears- from above.’ἄνωθενanōthen
from above
From above, from God.
Where else “anōthen” appears
The context
6What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit.
7 · This verse (above)
8The wind blows where it wants, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from and where it goes. So it is with everyone who has been born of the Spirit.”
To study John 3 in a group
1. What it says
What does Jesus answer Nicodemus when he visits at night and says God is with him? (vv. 1-8)
2. What it means
Verse 16 says God loved the world and gave his Son. What does the text say God wants for the world? (vv. 16-17)
3. How I live it
Jesus speaks of those who come to the light and those who prefer darkness (vv. 19-21). What helps you live with more clarity and truth?